The Racial Order

Matthew Desmond is Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology and Principal Investigator of The Eviction Lab. After receiving his Ph.D. in 2010 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, he joined the Harvard Society of Fellows as a Junior Fellow. His primary teaching and research interests include urban sociology, poverty, race and ethnicity, organizations and work, social theory, and ethnography. Desmond is the author of four books: On the Fireline: Living and Dying with WIldland Firefigh...

Mustafa Emirbayer is a sociologist who offers crucial insights into race and inequality in the United States. His notable works include Race in America and The Racial Order, both of which examine the structures of racial dynamics. He provides readers with a direct look at how race shapes society.