Andrea Canepari

Andrea Canepari serves as Professor of Practice at the Penn State School of International Affairs, teaching Public Diplomacy, and instructs Comparative Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. He holds a Senior Affiliate position with the Partnership for Innovation, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Leadership, and Organization (PICCLO) at the University of Pennsylvania. As an Italian Diplomat currently on leave, he previously served as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Consul General in Philadelphia.

Education:

• Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
• Master of Corporate Law, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
• Dottore in Giurisprudenza (J.D. equivalent), Università degli Studi di Parma
• Dottore in Economia Politica (B.A. & Master in Economics equivalent), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Research Focus: His scholarship centers on public diplomacy and cultural diplomacy, with pioneering work in diaspora engagement, subnational governance, and food as cultural diplomacy. This research examines how non-state actors and cultural elements shape international relations, particularly through Italian diaspora communities.

Scientific Recognition:

• Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (American University of Rome)
• Orden al Mérito de Duarte, Sánchez y Mella Grand Cross (Dominican Republic)
• Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• Global Philadelphia Biannual Award (Temple University)
• EUFOR Libya CSDP Service Medal (European Union)
• Knight of Magisterial Grace (Order of Malta)

Publications & Editorial Work: He has edited seminal books including The Italian Legacy in Philadelphia (Temple University Press, 2023) and El Legado Italiano en República Dominicana (St. Joseph University Press, 2021), analyzing diaspora impacts through historical, architectural, and socioeconomic lenses. His extensive academic articles and Op-Eds appear in global publications.

Academic Leadership: Beyond teaching at Penn State, he has instructed public diplomacy and international relations at institutions including Bocconi University. No details regarding student advising or research grants were provided in source materials.