Mariam Darchiashvili is Associate Professor in Social and Cultural Anthropology at Ilia State University, Georgia. Her research interests include migration and mobilities, informality and networks, and everyday peacemaking. She has been involved in research projects such as “Religiosity among young Georgians” (2015–2018); “Infrastructure and Narratives: Black Sea Networks” (2018– 2019); “Surrogacy as Networked Phenomenon: The Study of Key Actors and Their Interrelations” (2020–2023); “Crossing borders, building walls. Towards ethnography of Russian war mobilisation” (2023-2024) and “Local Peace in Central Eurasia” (2023– 2026). She published articles in Nationalities Papers; Journal of Religion in Europe; Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales; Studies of Transition States and Societies; Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding; Peacebuilding; Central Asia and the Caucasus.