Neoliberalism and Austerity in Spain,Portugal and South Africa: The Revolution of Older Persons |
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| Authors: | Abigail Ornellas María-Asunción Martínez-Román Juan Tortosa-Martínez José Luís Casanova Maria das Dores Guerreiro Lambert K. Engelbrecht |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africaabiornellas@gmail.com;3. Department of Social Work and Social Services, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain;4. Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain;5. School of Sociology and Public Policy, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal;6. Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTIn Portugal, Spain, and South Africa, there has been a noted anti-neoliberal resistance, marked by the significant participation of the older generation in protest movements. Changing demographics, the global financial crisis, unemployment, poverty, and the reliance of the family nucleus on the pensioner, coupled with neoliberal and austerity-based reductions to welfare programs, pensions, health, and social care, has caused the “silver revolution.” As a population group that is often considered to be less politically active and robust members of society, such resistance is a noteworthy moment in society that needs to be considered and responded to. |
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| Keywords: | Activism global financial crisis neoliberalism pensioners resistance social policy |
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