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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE TYPICALLY GENERATE COMPLEX AND SUBTLE THEORETICAL CONFLICT. STUDENTS FREQUENTLY HAVE DIFFICULTY ACQUIRING A USEFULLY FIRM GRASP OF THE OFTEN ESOTERIC ISSUES INVOLVED IN SUCH DEBATES WHILE SCHOLARSHIP IS NEVER PAINLESS, STUDENTS' PROGRESS TOWARD CONCEPTUAL SOPHISTICATION CAN BE FACILITATED THROUGH USE OF PREPARED DIALOGS BETWEEN PROPONENTS OF CONFLICTING VIEWS. A CAREFULLY PREPARED DIALOG PROVIDES A GUIDED INTRODUCTION TO READING AND DISCUSSION, AND PRECLUDES TRIVIALIZATION OF ONE PERSPECTIVE IN FAVOR OF ANOTHER. WE INCLUDE A FULLY DEVELOPED ILLUSTRATIVE DIALOG BETWEEN A MODERNITY THEORIST AND A PROPONENT OF DEPENDENCY THEORY.