Insights from Methods Governance and Action. Over the last decade we have witnessed a significant maturation of the debate around the potential impact of nanotechnologies and other emerging technologies. A global risk research agenda has been developed to address key areas of uncertainty, and we have seen a shift towards responsibility, responsible development and responsible innovation of these technologies and their products.nbspBut what do we mean by responsible research and innovation RRI? And how is this concept being operationalized in relation to emerging technologies? Bringing together contributions and perspectives