Center For Constitutional Studies And Democratic Development

Informazioni Generali

The CCSDD is a research partnership between the Faculty of Law of the University of Bologna and SAIS Europe in Bologna, Italy.

The CCSDD conducts research and training in the field of comparative constitutional law, focusing on countries undergoing processes of democratic transition. Through conferences, workshops, publications, study trips, and speaker series, the CCSDD addresses issues of civil society development and legal reform.

The center’s current research focuses on the enlargement of the EU, contemporary political and constitutional transformations in North Africa and the Middle East, and electoral management bodies in transitional countries. Each year, the center conducts a number of programs including the “European Union and Legal Reform” Summer School in Montenegro, the Sarajevo Study Trip, and the CCSDD Lecture Series.