J. Scott Kenney is an associate professor of sociology at Memorial University in St. John s, Newfoundland. He completed his B.A. (1984) and LL.B. (1987) at Dalhousie University. After practising law, he earned his M.A. (1993) and Ph.D. (1999) at McMaster University. He conducted SSHRC Postdoctoral research at Dalhousie (1999 2000) and taught at St. Mary s University (2001 2004) before taking up his current appointment.