The Center for Constitutional Studies and Democratic Development (CCSDD) represents a partnership between the University of Bologna School of Law and the Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Bologna Center. The CCSDD serves as an international center for research and training in the process of political and economic liberalization assisting countries that are undergoing a transition to democracy. The CCSDD convenes faculty from the University of Bologna Law School and The John Hopkins Bologna Center to mobilize their human and intellectual resources to address research topics of international concern as they relate to law, economics and human rights. The CCSDD training includes a series of programs (short, medium, and long-term) available to practitioners from democratizing countries. Current program areas focus on the Balkan States. In the future the CCSDD aims to operate seminars and projects in Eastern and Central Europe as well as North Africa.

The CCSDD is directed by Justin Frosini.

For more than fifty years, the Bologna Center of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) has trained nearly 6,000 students to enter the fields of diplomatic and government service, non-profit organizations and the private sector. The University of Bologna is Europe's oldest university, established in 1088. The CCSDD Charter was established in 1995.