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. 2015
  2. Published

    Vores politiske system er i krise

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 22 Jul 2015, In: Politiken. p. 5 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Comment/debate

  3. Published

    On Lines and Fences: Labour, Community and Violence in an Oil City

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 1 Apr 2015, Urban Violence in the Middle East: Changing Cityscapes in the Transition from Empire to Nation-State. Freitag, U., Fuccaro, N., Ghrawi, C. & Lafi, N. (eds.). New York: Berghahn Books, p. 197-221 25 p. (Space and place, Vol. 14).

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

  4. Published

    Who should define Copenhagen?

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 20 Mar 2015

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationCommunication

  5. Published

    Abadan: Unfulfilled Promises of Oil Modernity and Revolution in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 26 Feb 2015

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearch

  6. Published

    When Iran's Abadan was Capital of the World

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 18 Feb 2015

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearch

  7. Published

    Abadan: Oil City Dreams and the Nostalgia for Past Futures in Iran

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 16 Feb 2015

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearch

  8. Published

    Iranian Religious Intellectuals and the “Islamist Left”

    Elling, Rasmus Christian, 3 Feb 2015, In: Dissertation Reviews. 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLiterature review

  9. 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 articlepeer-review

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