r/PoliticalScience is a subreddit with 75k members. The community frequently discusses politics, political science, study, political, and democracy, and they frequently recommend/review podcasts and youtube channels, and the most common flair used is question/discussion, career advice, resource/study, research help, and humor.
A subreddit to discuss political science. Political science is the scientific study of politics. It deals with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and laws. Postings about current events are fine, as long as there is a political science angle. Rationality and coherent argument are encouraged, whereas ideological flamewars are strongly discouraged.
Popular Topics in r/PoliticalScience
#1
Politics
94 posts
#2
Political Science
29 posts
#3
Study
29 posts
#4
Political
29 posts
#5
Democracy
28 posts
#6
Government
22 posts
#7
International
15 posts
#8
Elections
11 posts
#9
Career
11 posts
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Books
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/PoliticalScience
Podcasts
3 reviews
#1
Breaking Points
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
NPR Politics Podcast
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
The Ezra Klein Show
4.0★ from 1 review
Youtube Channels
1 review
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Beau of the Fifth Column
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/PoliticalScience
#1
Question/discussion
: "Does anyone have a theory as to why we are globally going to more “right leaning” politics?"
106 posts
#2
Career advice
: "Occupational affliction: Anyone else experiencing severe "academic despair" and depression watching political systems collapse?"
57 posts
#3
Resource/study
: "Top-9 EU federalist read list this year"
29 posts
#4
Research help
: "MA Political Science students: want to build a reading circle?"
5 posts
#5
Humor
: "Applied for the first "policy analyst" job I have seen in months"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/PoliticalScience
Yearly
+11k members(17.1%)
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Last updated: September 5, 2026