http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20191218-174208-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/between-euphoria-and-a-stony-path-ahead/ Between Euphoria and a Stony Path Ahead - Bougainville’s Vote for Independence Kössler, Karl ger 2019-12-18 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Bougainville Independence Referendum Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 In the referendum held in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville more than 98% of the people voted in favour of independent statehood. This referendum has been in the making for almost 20 years but now Papua New Guinea and Bougainville face a complex post-referendum process that is fraught with many uncertainties.