چکیده (انگلیسی):

The concept of prefigurative politics has re-emerged following recent worldwide uprisings, such as the Occupy movement, to
which this concept has been applied. In applying a contemporary analysis to prefigurative politics, we explore the contribution
of community-based recovery groups to the recovery movement, a socio-political movement in the fields of mental health and
addiction treatment. We argue that collective action in recovery groups is derived from the formation of an opinion-based social
identity and results in alternative approaches to unmet needs, creatively addressing these identified needs through the utilisation
of personal, social and collective resources within an emerging recovery community . T o illustrate our argument, we provide
examples of community-based recovery groups and the approaches they use in addressing the identified needs of their
recovery community . We conclude with an analysis of what community-based recovery groups and the wider recovery movement
can contribute to a contemporary understanding of prefigurative politics.