Not so banal binationalism: the organisational reproduction of nationalism in a cross-border company

While the reproduction of nationalism has received considerable attention in the social sciences at both the macro and micro levels, it has been largely overlooked at the meso-organisational level. Nationalism is often difficult to discern, as we tend to distance ourselves from it by focusing on its most extreme forms, thereby overlooking its banal and everyday manifestations. Drawing on the case of a French-Italian company involved in the construction of a transnational megaproject, this article examines the organisational cultural dynamics that contribute to the everyday reproduction of nationalism within organisations. In doing so, the article makes a twofold contribution: first, it outlines the cultural processes through which nationalism is reproduced at the meso-organisational level; second, it empirically shows the relevance of ideological elements for the analysis of organisational culture.