ABSTRACT
Associations and conferences are spaces where we can pay special attention to the collective appropriation of the discipline. The emergence and promotion of professional groups and communal activities point to moments that structure national and international spaces, embodying crucial elements that affirm the discipline and its vitality. An exhaustive survey of such meetings will permit an understanding of national and international structuring methods: which associations act autonomously, and which groups are local branches of larger organisations. This provides an opportunity to understand better the strategies of disciplinary affiliation/affirmation in play. Employing findings from an initial experimental study, our discussion continues with the third part of our triad on dissertations and credentials.
