Wallis, Joanne2015-12-131353-7113http://hdl.handle.net/1885/74079After a protracted war of secession in 2001, the Bougainville region of Papua New Guinea was granted autonomy and deferred a referendum on its political future. This article argues that the Bougainville case highlights the challenges posed by attempts toKeywords: autonomy; national identity; referendum; self determination; state building; Bougainville; Papua New Guinea201310.1080/13537113.2013.8183602016-02-24