This research focuses on music as a repertoire of contention in the contemporary environmental movement. Here, repertoire of contention refers to all the ways environmentalism is conducted. International research has pointed out, how in the 21st century the environmental movement has adopted creative means and is harnessing art as a tool of activism. Similar tendency is prevalent also in Finland, where in addition to traditional protest song different forms of performativity and participatory art are at play. The previous academic study has focused on the music of the early environmental movement, which emerged in the 1960s and the 70s. This project updates the academic research by focusing on music in contemporary environmental movement and its transnational connections. The research produces knowledge on music as a repertoire of contention and its signification in the society at large. The methods of the qualitative research are participatory research, interview and observation.

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