▁international ▁Rel ations ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁to ▁the ▁latter . ▁Political ▁Econom y ▁staff ▁watched ▁the ▁process ▁with ▁interest , ▁knowing ▁that ▁any ▁such ▁re location ▁would ▁probably ▁have ▁ram ifications ▁for ▁them ▁too . ▁K van ’ s ▁committee ▁produced ▁its ▁report ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁recomm ending ▁that ▁a ▁new ▁School ▁of ▁Social ▁In qu iry ▁should ▁be ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁discipline ▁of ▁Political ▁Econom y ▁and ▁Government ▁and ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁be ▁re located ▁to ▁it , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁existing ▁Arts ▁department ▁of ▁Soci ology ▁and ▁Social ▁Policy , ▁Anth rop ology ▁and ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁Peace ▁and ▁Conf lict ▁Studies . ▁The ▁recommend ations ▁were ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁prov ost ▁and ▁the ▁University ’ s ▁Academ ic ▁Board , ▁although ▁N ut be am ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁school ▁should ▁be ▁change ▁to ▁Social ▁and ▁Political ▁Sciences ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁preference ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁in ▁Government ▁and ▁International ▁Rel ations . ▁From ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Political ▁Econom y ▁became ▁a ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁students ▁and ▁staff ▁of ▁political ▁economy ▁successfully ▁prevent ed ▁a ▁mer ger ▁with ▁Government ▁and ▁International ▁Rel ations , ▁retain ing ▁their ▁depart ments ▁independence . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁Career ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁Frank ▁St il well ' s ▁research ▁interests ▁centre ▁on ▁Australian ▁economic ▁policies , ▁urban ▁and ▁regional ▁development ▁and ▁economic