Martin Bútora (born 7 October 1944) is a Slovak sociologist,[1] writer, university professor and diplomat.

[2] He was the human rights advisor to the former president of Czechoslovakia Václav Havel[3] from 1990 to 1992.

[2] In 1997 he co-founded the Institute for Public Affairs (IVO) where he served as its first president.

[citation needed] Bútora is a member of the advisory board of the Prague European Summit.

His sociological work focuses on international politics, transatlantic relations, human rights, and minorities.