Dr. John D. Occhipinti earned his B.A. in International Relations and German Literature from Colgate University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in government and politics from the University of Maryland at College Park. Dr. Occhipinti was a Fulbright Scholar in Tübingen, Germany in 1989-1990, when the Berlin Wall was opened and conducted his Ph.D. field research in Berlin in 1994-1995 on the transformation of the East German police after German unity.
In 2003, Occhipinti wrote the first scholarly book on the evolution of the European Police Office-Europol (Lynne Rienner). His more recent publications include “Parallel Paths and Productive Partners: the E.U. and U.S. on Counter-Terrorism,” in Frederic Lemieux (ed.), Emerging Initiatives and Contemporary Obstacles in Police Cooperation (Willan, 2010), and “Partner or Push-Over? EU Relations with the US on Internal Security” in Dan Hamilton (ed.) Shoulder to Shoulder: Forging a Strategic US-EU Partnership (CTR, 2010). “Whither the Withering Democratic Deficit? The Impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the AFSJ,” Cambridge Review of International Affairs (2014); Justice and Home Affairs Agencies in the European Union (Editor with C. Kaunert and S. Léonard. Routledge, 2014); “The Governance of Transnational Crime” in J. Sperling, Ed., Handbook on Governance and Security (Edward Elgar, 2014); and “Still Moving Toward a European FBI?” Intelligence and National Security (2015).
Dr. Occhipinti has taught a number of subjects for over twenty-five years on comparative government, transnational crime, US foreign policy, and the European Union. He has been an adjunct professor at George Washington University since 2011. Dr. Occhipinti has spoken at several colleges and universities, lectured for the U.S. Foreign Service Institute, and presented his research at conferences in North America and Europe. He has participated in research projects with the U.S. State Department and National Intelligence Council. In 2005 and 2009, Dr. Occhipinti briefed newly appointed U.S. ambassadors to the European Union regarding transatlantic relations on internal security.
- Comparative Government
- Transnational Crime
- European Union
- Berlin Wall/Transformation of the East German police after German unity
- Globalization of Threats and International Security
- In 2003, Occhipinti wrote the first scholarly book on the evolution of the European Police Office-Europol (Lynne Rienner).
- His more recent publications include:
- “Parallel Paths and Productive Partners: the E.U. and U.S. on Counter-Terrorism,” in Frederic Lemieux (ed.)
- Emerging Initiatives and Contemporary Obstacles in Police Cooperation (Willan, 2010)
- “Partner or Push-Over? EU Relations with the US on Internal Security” in Dan Hamilton (ed.)
- Shoulder to Shoulder: Forging a Strategic US-EU Partnership (CTR, 2010)
- “Whither the Withering Democratic Deficit? The Impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the AFSJ,” Cambridge Review of International Affairs (2014)
- Justice and Home Affairs Agencies in the European Union (Editor with C. Kaunert and S. Léonard. Routledge, 2014)
- “The Governance of Transnational Crime” in J. Sperling, Ed., Handbook on Governance and Security (Edward Elgar, 2014)
- “Still Moving Toward a European FBI?” Intelligence and National Security (2015)
- B.A. in International Relations and German Literature from Colgate University
- M.A. and Ph.D. in government and politics from the University of Maryland at College Park