Napvilág Kiadó

Napvilág Kiadó (Sunlight Publishing) is a Hungarian book publisher based in Budapest, operating since 1995 as the publishing house of the Politikatörténeti Alapítvány (Foundation for Political History). Its office is located in the building of the Politikatörténeti Intézet (Institute of Political History) at Alkotmány utca 2 in the Vth district of Budapest, near Kossuth Square. The publisher's main profile is the dissemination of the latest results of contemporary historical research, with a strong emphasis on source publications. It also devotes considerable attention to monographic works across all fields of the social sciences, taking into account the needs of higher education. Napvilág Kiadó is the publisher of the journal Múltunk. Its catalogue includes works on history, climate justice, activism, interest representation, and sociology, with authors such as Zoltán Lakner, Erzsébet Szalai, Attila Antal, Erzsi Pásztor, Károly Polányi, Édouard Louis, Márk Áron Éber, Didier Eribon, Péter Bajomi-Lázár, and Ákos Huszár. The publisher maintains an online store offering discounts on its titles, including recent releases such as Gabriel Zucman's 'A milliárdosok nem fizetnek jövedelemadót, és ennek véget fogunk vetni' (The billionaires do not pay income tax, and we will put an end to this), Attila Antal's 'Az autoriter jog' (Authoritarian Law), and the journal Múltunk 2026/2. The company is private and not listed on any stock exchange.

Napvilág Kiadó was established in 1995 as the book publishing arm of the Politikatörténeti Alapítvány (Foundation for Political History). The foundation itself is linked to the Politikatörténeti Intézet (Institute of Political History), a research institution in Budapest. From its inception, the publisher focused on contemporary historical research, particularly source editions and monographs in the social sciences. Over the years, it has built a catalogue that includes works by prominent Hungarian and international scholars. The journal Múltunk, a significant publication in Hungarian historiography, has been published by Napvilág Kiadó. The publisher operates from the Institute of Political History building at Alkotmány utca 2 in Budapest's Vth district. It maintains an online bookstore and regularly offers discounts on its titles. In 2000, the publisher celebrated its fifth anniversary with an interview with Gellériné Lázár Márta in Könyvhét. Further interviews and articles appeared in 2004 and 2005, indicating its continued activity and presence in Hungarian literary and academic circles. The publisher remains active, with recent releases such as Gabriel Zucman's book on tax justice and Attila Antal's work on authoritarian law, as well as the ongoing publication of Múltunk.

• 2005

  Article 'A NAPnál is VILÁGosabb' published in Népszabadság Online.

• 2004

  Interview with Gellériné Lázár Márta by Nádor Tamás published in Könyvhét.

• 2000

  Fifth anniversary celebrated; interview with Gellériné Lázár Márta published in Könyvhét.

• 1995

  Napvilág Kiadó founded as the publishing house of the Politikatörténeti Alapítvány.

Academic and scholarly publisher focusing on contemporary history and social sciences, affiliated with the Institute of Political History.

• Múltunk journal

• A milliárdosok nem fizetnek jövedelemadót, és ennek véget fogunk vetni by Gabriel Zucman

• Az autoriter jog by Antal Attila

• „Mégiscsak színésznő vagyok” by Lakner Zoltán, Pásztor Erzsi, Reznák Gábor

• Valóságmentes világhoz közeledve by Várady Tibor

• Rekviem a French Theoryért és az identitáspolitikáért

1. 1Napvilág Kiadó official websitenapvilagkiado.hu
2. 2Wikidata entry for Sunlight Publishingwikidata.org
3. 3Napvilág Kiadó - Hungarian Wikipediahu.wikipedia.org