Applying Fuzzy Set Theory to Comparative Politics.- Fuzzy Set Theory.- Fuzzy Geometry.- Fuzzy One-Dimensional Models.- Fuzzy Spatial Models.- Estimating Fuzzy Policy Preferences.- Cycling in Fuzzy Spatial Models.

This book explores the intersection of fuzzy mathematics and the spatial modeling of preferences in political science. Beginning with a critique of conventional modeling approaches predicated on Cantor set theoretical assumptions, the authors outline the potential benefits of a fuzzy approach to the study of ambiguous or uncertain preference profiles. This is a good text for a graduate seminar in formal modeling. It is also suitable as an introductory text in fuzzy mathematics.