Neoliberalism and Austerity in Spain, Portugal and South Africa: The Revolution of Older Persons.

In 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.

Toolkit on social participation: methods and techniques for ensuring the social participation of Roma populations and other social groups in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes to improve their health

The toolkit on social participation was developed to help various stakeholders to promote social participation in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of strategies, programmes and/or activities to improve the health of the population. This document is intended for use by policy-makers, project coordinators, professionals and nongovernmental organizations involved in promoting social participation of the general population, including Roma and other social groups (with the understanding that social participation processes must explicitly include Roma, but not exclusively). The toolkit comprises a detailed list of methods and techniques (tools) for promoting social participation throughout the policy process, providing examples and case studies mainly based on experiences of promoting social participation of Roma populations in Europe.