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Summary Considering the public perception of risks with regard to technology controversies has increasingly become important since the debates on genetically modified or ganisms (GMOs) in Europe. The percep tion of risks by the population is not com parable with assessments by experts as the concerns stem from a possible direct effect on citizens’ lives, thus subject to dif ferent dynamics. This dossier focusses on factors which influence the public per ception of risks and elaborates on their relevance for regulatory policies. More over, it introduces several European stud ies on familiarity and risk perception of nanotechnology. The studies’ results are similar: While citizens know comparative ly little about nanotechnology, the ques tioned subjects also perceived it as hav ing a relatively low risk potential. There are several possible explanations: Along side a general technology-friendly atti tude, positive media reporting and the broad range of the technology ‐ which makes it difficult to scandalize it as a whole -, a basic trust in institutions con cerned with risks and an accurate, pro active regulatory policy could play an im portant role.

Why the public perception of risks is to be taken seriously: The special case of nanotechnology (NanoTrust dossier No. 042en - February 2015)