| Abbreviation | CSDI |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1959 |
| Headquarters | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
Key people | |
Revenue (2015) | $1,657,574[1] |
| Expenses (2015) | $887,333[1] |
The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in Santa Barbara, California, was an influential think tank from 1959 to 1977. Its influence waned thereafter and it closed in 1987. It held discussions on subjects it hoped would influence public deliberation. It attained some controversy with its conference of student radical leaders in 1967, and with a suggested new U.S. Constitution proposed by Fellow Rexford G. Tugwell.