Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research
My research has focussed on urban politics, youth and violence in Africa. I have engaged urban politics through the lens of vigilantism, human rights, grassroots activism, and transnational migrant business networks. I have conducted more than 2 years of ethnographic fieldwork in Nairobi and almost a year in Johannesburg.
I have been involved in policy debates on security through engagements with the Danish Embassy in Nairobi, United Nations office of Drugs and Crime, and as part of an electoral monitoring project for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Kenya.
I regularly engage in debates concerning development practice and research through my role as board member in PlanBørnefonden (Children's Rights NGO) and in FAU (Association of Development Researchers in Denmark).
I have previously served as Head of Studies for International Development Studies where I played an active role in leading, planning and developing the study programme.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Board Member, Foreningen af Udviklingsforskere i Danmark
1 Dec 2019 → 31 Dec 2021
Board Member, PlanBørnefonden
1 Nov 2011 → 31 Jan 2021
Keywords
- Industrial development, Development economics and planning, Developing countries
- Economics, Politics
- Childhood, Adolescence, Family
- Physical planning, Urban studies
- History, Society
Publication network
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
Research output
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Governing Commodity Flows in the Somali Borderlands
Kefale, A. & Rasmussen, J., May 2023, Trade Makes State: Governing the Greater Somali Economy. Hagmann, T. & Stepputat, F. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Hurst Publishers, p. 125-144 20 p. (African Arguments).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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What Is a “Development” Research Project? Transforming Ideas of Development through Development Research
Olwig, M. F., Rasmussen, J., Riisgaard, L., Noe, C., Khanduja, G., Taylor, P., Hambati, H., Richey, L. A., Büscher, C. & Minoia, P., 13 Sept 2023, Bonn : The EADI Blog.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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For Money and Elders: ritual, sovereignty and the sacred in Kenya by Robert W. Blunt Chicago, IL: Chicago University Press, 2019. Pp. 216.
Rasmussen, J., 3 Feb 2021, In: Journal of Modern African Studies. 58, 4, p. 684-685 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › Research
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Kenyan Youth and the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI): Déjà Vu All Over Again
Kimari, W., Melchiorre, L. & Rasmussen, J., 9 Jul 2021, African Arguments : Royal African Institute.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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African Youth in Focus: Realizing the African Union’s politics of November
Rasmussen, J., Melchiorre, L. & Kimari, W., 18 Nov 2020Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
Open Access
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SWASH: SWASH Sustainable Wastewater Systems for Ghana
Stacey, P. A., Oteng-Ababio, M., Rasmussen, J., Torm, N., Grant, R., Fynn, I. & Fuseini, I.
01/10/2022 → 30/09/2025
Project: Research
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Producing alternative green futures: Exploring interconnections between green transitions and socioeconomic and political organization
Lewartowska, E. T., Riisgaard, L., Rasmussen, J., Nielsen, P., Williams, M., Simane, C. & Khotari, A.
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research
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Smart Cities and Urban Citizenship
Rasmussen, J., Sen, S. & Kimari, W.
01/10/2021 → 30/09/2024
Project: Research
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Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Development
Rasmussen, J., Grindsted, T. S., Tollin, N. & Innocienti, A.
21/11/2022 → 09/12/2022
Project: Other
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Illicit cross-border trade in the Kenyan-Somali Borderlands
23/08/2019 → 01/04/2021
Project: Consultancy
Activities
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Green Futures Seminar Series
Jacob Rasmussen (Organizer), Lone Riisgaard (Organizer), Emilia Teresa Lewartowska (Organizer), Peter Nielsen (Organizer) & Lara Monticelli (Speaker)
2 Oct 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
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Country Course for new Embassy Staff, Kenya
Jacob Rasmussen (Organizer)
12 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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SECO (socio-economic research centre) networking seminar
Jacob Rasmussen (Speaker), Lone Riisgaard (Speaker) & Emilia Teresa Lewartowska (Speaker)
25 May 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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ECAS (European Conference on African Studies).
Jacob Rasmussen (Speaker), Paul Austin Stacey (Organizer), Nina Torm (Speaker), Maja Jeppesen (Speaker) & Brenda Chalfin (Speaker)
31 May 2023 → 3 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
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Participation and co-creation – a Nordic way to Smart Cities?
Jacob Rasmussen (Participant)
19 Jun 2023 → 20 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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Danske forskere vil løse klimakrisen ved at tage vækst ud af ligningen
08/11/2021 → 09/11/2021
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Danske forskere vil løse klimakrisen ved at tage vækst ud af ligningen
Lone Riisgaard & Jacob Rasmussen
09/11/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Lektor Jacob Rasmussen fra Institut for Samfundsvidenskab og Erhverv ved Roskilde Universitet modtager en bevilling på 2,6 millioner kroner fra Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond til projektet ' Smart Cities and Urban Citizenship'.
11/06/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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DFF bevilger 2,6 mio. kr. til 'smart cities'-projekt
08/06/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Flere støtter fattige børn i Mali under corona - færre støtter danske hjemløse
06/12/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media