/r/PoliticalScience/

r/PoliticalScience

72k members
r/PoliticalScience is a subreddit with 72k members. The community frequently discusses politics, political science, study, political, and democracy, and they frequently recommend/review podcasts, newsletters, 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
#10

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

Newsletters

2 reviews
#1
Jeff Paller
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Good Authority
5.0 from 1 review
#1
Beau of the Fifth Column
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/PoliticalScience

#1
Question/discussion
: "Democracy Without Education Is Dangerous"
123 posts
#2
Career advice
: "Is it possible to find a job with political science education?"
43 posts
#3
Resource/study
: "Great Tragedy?"
24 posts
#4
Research help
: "How to start learning more about politics?"
8 posts
#5
Humor
: "has he learned nothing smh?"
1 post

Member Growth in r/PoliticalScience

Yearly
+10k members(16.8%)

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Last updated: June 2, 2026