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. Published

    Sne eller krig?

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2007, In: Weekendavisen. p. 8 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Feature articleCommunication

  2. 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

  3. Published

    Stramme - løsne op - stramme

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2004, In: Information,. p. 10 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  4. Published

    Student Day in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2008, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  5. Published

    Tadsjikistan er på kanten

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

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  6. Published

    Taking the Islam out of it

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2003, In: Naqd. 5, p. 24-50 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  7. Published

    Talking Class in Tehroon

    Elling, Rasmus Christian & Rezakhani, K., 1 Mar 2016, In: Middle East Report. 45, Winter 2015, 277, p. 6-9 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Teheran 1999: Oprør i den islamiske republik

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2021, Oprør: Tværkultur nr. 11. Årbog for ToRS. Jacobsen, B. A. & Hirslund, D. (eds.). København: Institut for Tværkulturelle og Regionale Studier, Københavns Universitet, Vol. 11. p. 116-125 10 p. (Tværkultur: Årbog for ToRS).

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

  9. Published

    Telefon til Teheran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Mar 2016, Kampen om Mellemøstens fremtid. Kjersgaard, C. B. (ed.). København: Ræsons Forlag, p. 90-101 12 p.

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

  10. Accepted/In press

    The Fate of Third Worldism in the Middle East: Iran, Palestine and Beyond

    Elling, Rasmus Christian (ed.) & Haugbølle, S. (ed.), 1 Sep 2023, (Accepted/In press) Oneworldbooks. (Radical Histories of the Middle East).

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologyResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    The Global, the Urban and the Revolution in 1970s Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 29 Mar 2021, Global Urban History Blog

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearch

  12. Published

    The Looming Threat of Sectarian Violence on Iran's borders

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2008, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  13. 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

  14. Published

    The Semantics of Violence and Space in Urban History

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 8 Mar 2016, Violence and the City in the Modern Middle East. Fuccaro, N. (ed.). Stanford: Stanford University Press, p. 23-36 14 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    The World's Biggest Refinery and the Second World War: Khuzestan, Oil and Security

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Jul 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Too late for a reformist momentum?

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

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  17. Published

    Tribal Hands and Ethnic Votes: Ethnicity, Regionalism and Elections in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2015, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 38, 14, p. 2534-2550 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Tærskelmagt

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2013, Mellemøstens Nye Verden: Syrien, Egypten, Iran, Israel, Palæstina, Tyrkiet, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mali, regionens fremtid. Kjersgaard, C. B. & Andersen, L. E. (eds.). København: Ræson

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

  19. Published

    US Presidential Elections and Iran-US Relations

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2008, http://cuminet.blogs.ku.dk

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  20. Published

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

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

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  21. Published

    Uighurerne 1: Kinas Vilde Vest

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2005, In: Information,. p. 12-13 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  22. Published

    Uighurerne 2: 'Jeg er først kriminel den dag, jeg stopper med at kæmpe for mit folks rettigheder'

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2005, In: Information,. p. 12-13 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Newspaper articleCommunication

  23. Published

    Unity Within Diversity, Pluralism Without Tolerance: Security and Ethnic Minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2 Mar 2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Urbanizing the Iranian Public: Text, Tehran and 1922

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 2019, In: Middle Eastern Studies. 55, 3, p. 301-318 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. 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

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