r/IRstudies↗
International Relations
IRStudies seeks to discuss and highlight the academic study of international relations. Keep it topical and informed.
77k subscribers447 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)176 authors / mosince 2010
r/IRstudies has 77k members (+58% over the last 12 months). It gets about 447 posts a month from 176 people. Top topics: Writing Challenges, PhD Finances & Life and Ukraine-Russia Conflict.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Writing Challenges0.2%
- PhD Finances & Life0.1%
- Ukraine-Russia Conflict0.1%
- Harvard & Education News0.1%
- Treaty of Versailles Era0.1%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- wsj
- cambridge.org
- Al Jazeera
- The Atlantic
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