Abstract
Several scholars have criticized the current international and transnational anti-corruption discourse (INTACD) for imposing a universalistic conception of corruption on countries of the global South. They argue that in local contexts the term ‘corruption’ carries other meanings than those presupposed by the global anti-corruption consensus. While those scholars have studied either the INTACD or the local corruption discourses, this article explores the local embedding of the INTACD into the local corruption discourse in Paraguay. It argues that the INTACD indeed imposes its standards on societies of the global South. However, it is embedded into a complex local discourse and equally complex discourse coalitions between the INTACD and Paraguay. To increase its legitimacy, the INTACD would have to enable explicit deliberations on these local adaptations, including diverse understandings of corruption and agendas related to the fight against corruption.
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