Professor Ryan Lamare
About
Professor J. Ryan Lamare joined the Department in August 2024. Prior to joining LSE, he was the Reuben G. Soderstrom International Labor Relations Professor in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his BS, MS, and PhD in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.
Ryan’s main research interests are in quantitative empirical analyses of the interactions between institutions and ERHR actors. His research consists of two main projects connected to this theme: the relationships between workplace actors and the political arena, and the use of private workplace conflict management systems at organizations. In related projects, he examines the ties between institutions and employee voice at multinational firms, and the ways in which macro-level shocks affect work. He has published widely on these issues at elite ERHR outlets like ILR Review, Industrial Relations, and British Journal of Industrial Relations, as well as top journals in HR and management, work sociology, law, and political science. He has received several top honors in his field, including the John T. Dunlop Outstanding Scholar Award and the James G. Scoville Best International/Comparative Industrial Relations Paper Award. He is currently Editor-in-Chief at British Journal of Industrial Relations.
Ryan’s core teaching interests are in international HRM, strategic HRM, negotiations, and workplace dispute resolution. He has also taught courses in collective bargaining and industrial relations theory. In recognition of his teaching, he has received several teaching excellence awards throughout his career. He also has a strong passion for training PhD students, and serves as the Department's PhD Programme Director.
Ryan is a member of, and Faculty Group Lead for, the Employment Relations and Human Resources Faculty Research Group.
Research
Current research projects:
- Work and Socio-Political Extremism: examining the effects of employees' workplace experiences on their wider socio-political beliefs, attitudes, and outcomes, with a particular emphasis on on work shapes extreme beliefs like conspiratorial thinking and xenophobia, as well as voting for extreme political parties.
- AI and Voice at Work: assessing how workplace voice moderates the relationship between AI adoption and worker wellbeing, and how these relationships differ across political economies.
- Gender, Political Parties, and Labour Market Outcomes for Women: analysing the role played by political parties in shaping gender labour market outcomes, especially gender gaps, with a focus on shifts in party gender composition and responsiveness to external stakeholders.
Discover more of Ryan's publications on Google Scholar.