Rasmus Christian Elling (born 1978) is a Danish scholar of Middle Eastern Studies, specialising in the Urban and Social History of the region, in particular that of Iran.
[2] Spending time as a researcher in Iran also brought him an intimate knowledge of Persian, allowing him a close access to the country and its culture.
His research is concerned with urban sociology, spatial politics and radical theories of the city.
The project includes articles, visual representations, and personal memoirs in order to recreate and preserve the social history of Abadan which has been an important part of Iranian modernity.
It is the first comprehensive discussion of this topic in English, addressing the subjects of minority rights, identity claims, and their interaction within the modern nation-state of Iran.