Follows society's discussions (6)
I believe the answer is:
stalks
'follows' is the definition.
(stalk is a kind of follow)
'society's discussions' is the wordplay.
'society' becomes 's' (common abbreviation in names of organisations).
'discussions' becomes 'talks' (talk is a kind of discussion).
's'+'talks'='STALKS'
(Other definitions for stalks that I've seen before include "They support plants" , "Hunts" , "Follows stealthily with evil intent" , "Pursues stealthily, game or person" , "Shadows with plant stems" .)