Kultura kao prostor političkog izraza: društveno angažovana muzika u protestima i društvenim pokretima

This paper explores how socially enggaed music is used as a cultural medium during the mobilisation and articulation od civic discontent in protests and socail movements. The aim of the paper is to present, through theoretical insights and specific examples from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Sudan, and the United States, the ways in which music contributes to expressing civic dissatisfaction and strengthening group cohesion. The methodological framework is based on qualitative content analysis of publicly available digital sources -media reports, video recordings, and social media contet - combined with interdiciplinary theoretical literature from sociology, cultural study. musicology, and political science. The results indicate that socially engaged music plays a significant role in the emotional empowerment of protest participants and is frequently used, making culture a relevant space for the articulation of political positions.