Education
Gastil received his Bachelor (social relations, 1953), Master of Arts (Middle Eastern Studies, 1956) and Doctor of Philosophy (Social Science, 1959) from Harvard University.
Gastil received his Bachelor (social relations, 1953), Master of Arts (Middle Eastern Studies, 1956) and Doctor of Philosophy (Social Science, 1959) from Harvard University.
He was a Fulbright Scholar in Pakistan (1953-1954), and taught anthropology and social science at the University of Oregon. In the early 1970s he worked at the Battelle Memorial Institute. From 1977 to 1988 he was Director of Freedom House"s annual survey.