Inside Cambodian insurgency: a sociological perspective on civil wars and conflict

There are many different types of power practice directed towards making soldiers obedient and disciplined inside the field of insurgency.

While some commanders punish by inflicting physical pain, others use re-educative methods.

While some prepare soldiers by using close-knit combat simulations, others send their subordinates immediately into battle.

While these variations cannot fully be explained by the ideological set-up of different groups or by their political orientation, the basic assumption of the study is that they nevertheless do not emerge at random.