Raymond Duncan Gastil (December 19, 1931 – December 14, 2010 [1]) was an American social scientist, best known for evaluating political freedom in the Freedom in the World reports published by Freedom House. [2]
Gastil received his BA (social relations, 1953), MA (Middle Eastern Studies, 1956) and PhD (Social Science, 1959) from Harvard University. [3] He was a Fulbright Scholar in Pakistan (1953-4), [4] and taught anthropology and social science at the University of Oregon. [5] He spent seven years as a researcher at the Hudson Institute, analysing national security and other policy issues, [5] and contributed to the Institute's 1968 book, Can We Win in Vietnam?. [4] In the early 1970s he worked at the Battelle Memorial Institute. [6] [7] From 1977 to 1988 he was Director of Freedom House's annual survey. [5] [8]
Raymond Duncan Gastil (December 19, 1931 – December 14, 2010 [1]) was an American social scientist, best known for evaluating political freedom in the Freedom in the World reports published by Freedom House. [2]
Gastil received his BA (social relations, 1953), MA (Middle Eastern Studies, 1956) and PhD (Social Science, 1959) from Harvard University. [3] He was a Fulbright Scholar in Pakistan (1953-4), [4] and taught anthropology and social science at the University of Oregon. [5] He spent seven years as a researcher at the Hudson Institute, analysing national security and other policy issues, [5] and contributed to the Institute's 1968 book, Can We Win in Vietnam?. [4] In the early 1970s he worked at the Battelle Memorial Institute. [6] [7] From 1977 to 1988 he was Director of Freedom House's annual survey. [5] [8]