ABSTRACT
The majority of classical studies about perception and communication of risks have centered on the analysis of situations in which, while experts and decision makers assure that the risk is under control, the public are distrustful and express explicitly their opposition to the technology (via individual or collective protests, demonstrations etc.). However, we are going to focus on another type of situation: that in which the public do not publicly reject a risk but resist being informed about it. We consider that these types of situations have received less study and
permit a clearer analysis of the weight of the social and institutional context in relation to the citizens experiencing the risks.
