J. Ryan Lamare

I am a Professor in the Employment Relations and Human Resource Management (ERHR) Group in the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science, which I joined in 2024. I lead the ERHR group, serve as PhD Programme Director for the Department of Management, and am Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Industrial Relations.

My work examines how institutions and employment relations actors interact. I generally focus on two phenomena: the relationship between workplace actors and the political arena, and the use of private conflict management and dispute resolution systems within organisations. In related projects, I extend this work to employee voice in multinational firms and to how macro-level shocks shape work outcomes. I have published widely in leading employment relations journals (ILR Review, Industrial Relations, and the British Journal of Industrial Relations) and in top outlets across HR and management, the sociology of work, law, and political science.

Before joining LSE I was the Reuben G. Soderstrom International Labor Relations Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and have also held posts at Pennsylvania State University, the University of Manchester, and the University of Limerick. I hold BS, MS, and PhD degrees from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. My research has been recognised in various ways, including the Labor and Employment Relations Association’s (LERA) John T. Dunlop Outstanding Scholar Award and James G. Scoville Best International/Comparative Industrial Relations Paper Award.