#1 - Race and Politics in US Crises - Professor Ryan Lamare

What accounts for the different outcomes experienced across racial and political groups in the US in the face of a crisis?

Why, for example, was the decision to travel to work during the Covid-19 pandemic both racialised and politicised? 

In this episode, Professor Ryan Lamare, Professor of Employment Relations and Human Resource Management,  explores the findings of his latest research 'An Empirical Analysis of Race and Political Partisanship Effects on Workplace Mobility Patterns During Lockdown, Reopening, and Endemic COVID-19' to provide a unique and empirical picture of travel patterns at key points during the pandemic.

Exploring topics such as structural racism and political 'culture wars', Professor Lamare addresses the questions of what the causes of these polarised outcomes might be and how organisations and governments might go about mitigating negative outcomes for these communities and ensuring equity in workplaces. 

Professor Ryan Lamare joined the Department of Management at LSE in August 2024. Prior to joining LSE, he was the Reuben G. Soderstrom International Labour Relations Professor in the School of Labour and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has held previous positions at Penn State University, the University of Manchester, and the University of Limerick. He received his PhD in Industrial and Labour Relations from Cornell University.