r/PublicPolicy is a subreddit with 24k members. The community frequently discusses public policy, mpp, policy, career, and degree, and the most common flair used is career advice, other, politics of policy making, research/methods question, and environment/climate change.
A place to discuss:
(1) Research in public policy
(2) Careers in public policy
(3) Other public policy, economics or political science related things!
Please confine discussions about admissions decisions to the mega thread.
Popular Topics in r/PublicPolicy
#1
Public Policy
95 posts
#2
Mpp
86 posts
#3
Policy
71 posts
#4
Career
52 posts
#5
Degree
24 posts
#6
School
23 posts
#7
Resume
18 posts
#8
Graduate
17 posts
#9
Master
15 posts
#10
Admissions
14 posts
Flair Used in r/PublicPolicy
#1
Career Advice
: "How long did it take you to find a job after getting your MPP?"
60 posts
#2
Other
: "Hit me with your favorite U.S. public policy books"
12 posts
#3
Politics of Policy Making
: "DEA's new 7-O rule doesn't match what they say it's targeting"
5 posts
#4
Research/Methods Question
: "How do you actually develop "insights" while reading policy papers instead of just summarising them?"
3 posts
#5
Environment/Climate Change
: "India often seems to focus on managing disasters rather than preventing them."
1 post
#6
Housing/Urban Policy
: "People don't want to pay a capital gains tax on the sale of their price-appreciated home. So what can be done to encourage the sale of their home?"
1 post
#7
Foreign Policy/International Relations
: "Career Advice Needed: 46-Year-Old Indian Government Employee & Canadian PR Looking to Transition into Political Research"
1 post
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+8k members(46.5%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026