Marek Szilvasi is Head of Research and Human Rights Education at the European Roma Rights Centre in Budapest. He holds an MA in Sociology and Philosophy from the Palacky University Olomouc, an MA in European Studies from the University of Groningen and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Aberdeen. Marek previously worked with the Secretariats of the Decade of Roma Inclusion and the European Sociological Association (ESA).