Sixteenth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between cooperatives and the Just Order, aiming to lay the groundwork for a model that helps cooperatives establish this new order and present its principles globally. The research seeks to analyze and build a model that can scale from microeconomics to macroeconomics. The study has three core components: the Just Order as the Welfare Party’s program, cooperativism—which was central to this program’s prominence—and Akevler Cooperative, which served as a model for these efforts. The Just Order, encompassing moral/religious, economic, scientific, and political dimensions, is explored through these lenses. Adopted as a basic research, the study’s purpose is descriptive, utilizing a qualitative research method. Findings indicate that both Welfare Party and Akevler Cooperative leaders and organizations pursued a civilization policy prioritizing justice. They specifically strove to create an interest-free system based on a partnership economy, rooted in the “ijtihad” method of Islamic jurisprudence. They emphasized Islamic morality and spirituality, worked to advance the Islamic economy based on partnership, relied on schools and competition in science, and embraced pluralism over majority rule in politics. Their efforts to forge a new world, their successes, the challenges they faced, and the reasons for their limitations were discussed and presented in a SWOT analysis.