Rasmus Christian Elling

Rasmus Christian Elling

Associate Professor

Introductory remarks on publicationslist

Irans Moderne Historie (Gyldendal, 2019): The first book in Danish about Iranian history from the 19th to 21st Century based on Persian primary sources. 

Minorities in Iran: Ethnicity and Nationalism After Khomeini (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013): A pathbreaking historical and sociological study of the relationship between four ethnic minorities, Iranian nationalism and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Recent publications:


  1. 2010
  2. Published

    Tadsjikistan er på kanten

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 23 Oct 2010, In: Dagbladet Information.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  3. Published

    At lede efter solen i Tabriz

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2010, In: Carsten Niebuhr Biblioteket. 20, p. 15-22 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

  4. Published

    The Minority Issue: Nationalism and Ethnic Identity in Iran after Khomeini

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2010, Museum Tusculanum. 200 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportPh.D. thesisResearch

  5. 2009
  6. Published

    Ahmadinejad presset før valg

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 6 Jun 2009, In: Dagbladet Information.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Feature articleCommunication

  7. Published

    A step in the right direction for Iran's forgotten languages

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  8. Published

    All Eyes on Iran: the Nuclear Ambitions of a People and a President

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Intelligence and National Security. 24, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Assault on a Tehran university: Martyr burials and violence

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  10. Published

    Bring in the Dead: Martyr Burials and Election Politics in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Middle East Report.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Forgetting the Brethren

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  12. Published

    Hellige krigere eller hemmelige lejesvende?

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Dagbladet Information.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Feature articleCommunication

  13. Published

    Iranian Realities

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  14. Published

    Iranian presidential elections 2009

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  15. Published

    Iranske kvinder kræver indflydelse

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Dagbladet Information. p. 18 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Feature articleCommunication

  16. Published

    One man shouting in a corner

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  17. Published

    Persisk E-Samizdat: Internetmedier i den islamiske republik Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, Globale Medier i Verdens Brændpunkter: Religion, politik og kultur. Galal, E. & Thunø, M. (eds.). København: Museum Tusculanum

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  18. Published

    Questions about the crisis in Iran - part 1-4

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  19. Published

    Reactions to Ahmadinejad's Geneve performance

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  20. Published

    Too late for a reformist momentum?

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  21. Published

    US: PJAK are terrorists - Obama's Iran Overture?

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  22. Published

    Valg i Iran I: En sejr for den islamiske republik

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Dagbladet Information. p. 8/9

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  23. Published

    Valg i Iran II: Musavi kan ændre tonen, men ikke linjen

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Dagbladet Information. p. 8/9

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  24. Published

    Valgkampen spidser til i Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, In: Dagbladet Information. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  25. Published

    Who is a reformist and what is principle-ism?

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2009, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  26. 2008
  27. Published

    State of mind, state of order: Reactions to ethnic unrest in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 23 Dec 2008, In: Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism. 8, 3, p. 481-501

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Ahmadinejad: Gadefejeren: Boganm.: Kasra Naji: Irans skarpe sværd. Ahmadinejad - Vestens udfordrer

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2008, In: Weekendavisen.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - ReviewCommunication

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