Jeffrey S. Juris (December 10, 1971 – June 18, 2020)"Home". Jeffrey S. Juris. Retrieved November 19, 2016. was an American professor who taught anthropology at Northeastern University. His fields of his research were the Occupy movement and other anti-globalization movements.

Early life and education Raised in South Brunswick, New Jersey,"Jeffrey S. Juris", Anthropology News, August 14, 2020. Accessed January 18, 2024. "Jeffrey S. Juris was born on December 10, 1971, and raised in South Brunswick Township, New Jersey." Juris graduated from South Brunswick High School as the salutatorian of the class of 1989.Goldmark, Lara. "S. Brans, grads told to make a difference", The Home News, June 21, 1989. Accessed January 18, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Parents and teachers chuckled as the class of 1989 swaggered, jumped and shouted its way to the platform to receive diplomas at South Brunswick High School's graduation ceremony yesterday.... Next to approach the platform was senior Jeffrey Juris, the class salutatorian, who served on the South Brunswick Board of Education this year." He received his undergraduate degree in 1993 from Wesleyan University, where he majored in sociology and anthropology, and received his Ph.D. in anthropology in 2004 at the University of California, Berkeley."About". Jeffrey S. Juris. Retrieved October 27, 2016.

Political activity Juris was involved with Occupy Boston on Dewey Square, both as a protester and as an academic observer."Occupy Anthropology – PageView - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education". chronicle.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19. In his article, "Reflections on #Occupy Everywhere", he asserted that websites and listservs were a big part of the inception of Occupy, but the movement took a turn towards a more decentralized, social media led organization. He believed this was for the best as their online presence allows for the movement to maintain some sort of media influence. Juris noted that social media outlets, such as Facebook and Twitter, were an important part of organizing movements at the initial stages, but have since slowed their presence on internet platforms. Juris also noted that the modeling of the movement was based on the structure of social media. It was no longer about getting people to join the movement, but rather to bring as many groups of people together for their unique agenda. Juris argued that new radical democracy did not depend on a consensus among everyone, but rather a respect for other people's point of view."Participatory Democracy's Moment". Journal of International Affairs. 68. Polletta, Francesca (2014)] He held the new social media platforms' call for new types of political, social, and economic organizations."Geert | Inside Networked Movements: Interview with Jeffrey Juris". networkcultures.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.]Alsayyad, Nezar (2012). "The Virtual Square". Harvard International Review. Juris had been working on a new project that explored the topic of pirate radio in Mexico City and beyond. This was to be based on his 15 months of research both academically and in the field.

Works

Juris was the author of Networking Futures: the Movements Against Corporate Globalization,Juris, Jeffrey (2008). Networking Futures: The Movements against Corporate Globalization. Duke University Press. . co-author of Global Democracy and the World Social Forums,Smith, Jackie (2007). Global Democracy and the World Social Forums. Routledge. . co-editor of Insurgent Encounters: Transnational Activism, Ethnography, and the Political,Juris, Jeffrey (2013). Insurgent Encounters: Transnational Activism, Ethnography, and the Political. Duke University Press. . and written many more articles on related topics.

His last and most popular work was Networking Futures, which used extensive ethnographic research into the Barcelona-based Movement for Global Resistance. Along with his first-hand experience, interviews with key actors, social media networking, and involvement in organizing protests, Jeffrey formulated theories and proposals on why these movements have been successful."Networking Futures Review"

Juris and other OWS activists created a website called Occupy Research that allows researchers to share tools and data sets for the Occupy Movement. The website was taken down for lack of activity, but Juris maintained the records.

Death Juris died on June 18, 2020, after a year-long battle with brain cancer.

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