The phrase "a common identity for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing shared characteristics or affiliations among a group of people or entities.
Example: "The organization aims to create a common identity for all its members, fostering unity and collaboration."
Alternatives: "a shared identity for" or "a collective identity for".
First described by Star and Griesemer (1989), boundary objects are both plastic enough to adapt to the local needs and constraints of several parties applying them and yet sufficiently robust to maintain a common identity for those applying them.
Rather than rejecting the humiliating and hurtful label of looters, protesters embraced it in an artistic way and applied it to their activism, creating a common identity for all protesters and bystanders.
Key features of the Cluster, as encapsulated by this framework, included a common set of values that attracted people into the network (forming), provided a common identity for the network (norming), facilitated successful relationships and encouraged effective sharing of ideas and resources within the Cluster (performing).
To him, the Latin text of his requiem represents the common European language that existed before nationalistic barriers were erected, providing "a source of common identity for a millennium and a half, in international relations, education and the sharing of ideas".
This at least was the argument of Habermas' (1995, 1998) 'constitutional patriotism': the democratic practice as the precondition for the development of a common identity, which is in turn the precondition for solidarity.
It had become affiliated with manufactured culture, with the crowd, and with the sentimentality and repetitive stylization that crowds, in their quest for a common identity, often crave.
By embracing it, the Democrats would show they can stand up to one of their own interest-groups.In "Crashing the Gate", Mr Armstrong and Mr Moulitsas complain thatsingle-issue groups not only hurt the Democratic Party in its search for a common identity, but they help provide the Republicans with a treasure trove of attack opportunities.
We also believe in tapping into a common identity, its innate values -- respect for neighbors, elderly, and fellow citizens.
They are reluctant to encourage nativists: for officials, fostering a common identity remains an important aim.
Other groups offer an opportunity for students with a common identity or concern to offer each other support.
Also, there must be a tapping into a common identity around Afghanistan's innate values: respect for neighbors, elderly, and fellow citizens, pride, dignity, honesty, and integrity.
