Jörg Blasius


Jörg Blasius is a German sociologist, and Professor at the Institute of Political Science and Sociology of the University of Bonn. He became known through his earlier work on correspondence analysis in the social sciences.

Life and work

Born in Hamburg Blasius obtained his degree in sociology. From 1986 to 2001 he was researcher at the University of Cologne at the city's Central Archive for Empirical Social Research. In 2001 he was appointed Professor at the Institute of Political Science and Sociology of the University of Bonn.
His research interests include the methods of empirical social research, the statistics used, the urban sociology, lifestyles, media research, environmental sociology and political sociology.

Selected publications