The course of development of the risk governance following the turnover and the evolution of several models, the main body of each model and their relationship have changed in the specific political, historical and cultural context. One of the reasons for this change was public decreasing trust in experts. This paper outlines the trust theory in risk governance, discusses the role of trust in risk governance, analyses the important factors affecting public trust in experts, and finally puts some suggestions on further study of public trust in experts.

risk governance  /  trust  /  citizen participation  /  public and experts