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
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Research output
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Uopfyldte valgløfter i Ghana sætter Afrika-strategien på prøve
Stacey, P. A., Grant, R., Lauterbach, K., Torm, N., Rasmussen, J. & Oteng-Ababio, M., 9 Dec 2024, In: Altinget | Udvikling.Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
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Governing Commodity Flows in the Somali Borderlands
Kefale, A. & Rasmussen, J., May 2023, Trade Makes States: 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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SWASH: SWASH Sustainable Wastewater Systems for Ghana
Stacey, P. A. (Project participant), Oteng-Ababio, M. (Project participant), Rasmussen, J. (Project participant), Torm, N. (Project participant), Grant, R. (Project participant), Fynn, I. (Project participant) & Fuseini, I. (Project participant)
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. (Project participant), Riisgaard, L. (Project manager), Rasmussen, J. (Project participant), Nielsen, P. (Project participant), Williams, M. (Project participant), Simane, C. (Project participant) & Khotari, A. (Project participant)
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research
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Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Development
Rasmussen, J. (Project participant), Grindsted, T. S. (Project participant), Tollin, N. (Project participant), Innocienti, A. (Project participant) & Prashar, S. (Project participant)
26/02/2024 → 15/03/2024
Project: Other
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Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Development
Rasmussen, J. (Project manager), Grindsted, T. S. (Project working partner), Tollin, N. (Project working partner) & Innocienti, A. (Project working partner)
21/11/2022 → 09/12/2022
Project: Other
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Smart Cities and Urban Citizenship
Rasmussen, J. (Project manager), Sen, S. (Project participant) & Kimari, W. (Project participant)
01/10/2021 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research
Activities
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ECAS (European Conference on African Studies)
Stacey, P. A. (Organizer), Torm, N. (Organizer), Rasmussen, J. (Participant), Oteng-Ababio, M. (Participant), Grant, R. (Organizer) & Lauterbach, K. (Participant)
25 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
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Urban Discontent in an age of Authoritarianism
Gathara, P. (Speaker), Sen, S. (Speaker) & Rasmussen, J. (Speaker)
27 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Smart Cities and Urban Citizenship
Rasmussen, J. (Organizer), Kimari, W. (Organizer) & Sen, S. (Participant)
25 Nov 2024 → 28 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
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PhD defense (Event)
Rasmussen, J. (Chairman), Robins, J. (Member) & Bivand Erdal, M. (Member)
16 Oct 2024Activity: Membership › Membership in review committee
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Martin Oteng-Ababio
Stacey, P. A. (Host), Rasmussen, J. (Host) & Torm, N. (Host)
21 Jun 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Press/Media
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Dødsulykker i Nigeria kan kobles til rekordhøje leveomkostninger: »Aldrig har der været så mange mennesker uden mad«
23/12/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: 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
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