 The concept has been highly influential, particularly within the discipline of political geography, with continued academic interest since its publication in the 1990s.Today the term is used primarily in academic discussion of identity formation and geopolitics.Examples of banal nationalism include the use of flags in everyday contexts, sporting events, national songs, symbols on money, popular expressions and turns of phrase, patriotic clubs, the use of implied togetherness in the national press, for example, the use of terms such as "the" prime minister, "the" weather, "our" team, and divisions into "domestic" and "international" news.